--- title: "The BZ Blog: Healthcare Interoperability Roundup" description: At BookZurman, our team has hand-selected these recent articles highlighting important developments within the health IT space, including announcements from ONC and HITAC and conversations around rural healthcare, clinical pathways, and synthetic data. image: https://www.bookzurman.com/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Modern%20bright%20factory%20interior%20with%20working%20people%20in%20motion.jpeg --- ![Book Zurman, Inc | Healthcare IT Solutions](https://www.bookzurman.com/hubfs/logos/BookZurman%20SVG%20Logos/BZ-logo-tagline-RGB-leftalign.svg) [![Book Zurman, Inc | Healthcare IT Solutions](https://www.bookzurman.com/hubfs/logos/BookZurman%20SVG%20Logos/BZ-logo-tagline-RGB-leftalign.svg "Book Zurman, Inc | Healthcare IT Solutions")](https://www.bookzurman.com/) - Healthcare Solutions - By Sector - [Private](https://www.bookzurman.com/private-sector-healthcare-it-systems) - [Federal](https://www.bookzurman.com/public-health-it-systems) - By Solution - [Informatics Architecture](https://www.bookzurman.com/healthcare-data-solutions) - [Clinical Decision Support](https://www.bookzurman.com/clinical-decision-support-tools) - [Standards and Interoperability](https://www.bookzurman.com/interoperability-in-healthcare) - [Care Coordination](https://www.bookzurman.com/care-management-solutions) - [Consulting](https://www.bookzurman.com/healthcare-it-consulting-services) - [Blog](https://www.bookzurman.com/blog) - About Us - [About BZ](https://www.bookzurman.com/about) - [Partners](https://www.bookzurman.com/healthcare-standards-community-partners) - [Contact Us](https://www.bookzurman.com/contact-us) [GET INDEPENDENT ADVICE](https://www.bookzurman.com/get-independent-advice) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # The BZ Blog: Healthcare Interoperability Roundup [BookZurman](https://www.bookzurman.com/blog/author/bookzurman) 2020-02-24 ![](https://www.bookzurman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/Modern%20bright%20factory%20interior%20with%20working%20people%20in%20motion.jpeg?width=1600&height=1600&name=Modern%20bright%20factory%20interior%20with%20working%20people%20in%20motion.jpeg) ![top view of Medicine doctor hand working with modern computer and smart phone on wooden desk as medical concept-1](https://www.bookzurman.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Imported_Blog_Media/top%20view%20of%20Medicine%20doctor%20hand%20working%20with%20modern%20computer%20and%20smart%20phone%20on%20wooden%20desk%20as%20medical%20concept-1-1.jpeg?width=862&name=top%20view%20of%20Medicine%20doctor%20hand%20working%20with%20modern%20computer%20and%20smart%20phone%20on%20wooden%20desk%20as%20medical%20concept-1-1.jpeg) With so much evolving in healthcare and technology, it’s hard to keep up. That’s why we’ve hand-selected recent articles our team agrees are worth a quick read affecting the world of healthcare interoperability. - [ONC's Strategy on Reducing Burden Relating to the Use of Health IT and EHRs](https://www.healthit.gov/topic/usability-and-provider-burden/strategy-reducing-burden-relating-use-health-it-and-ehrs) - [Opaque pricing, data silos still mar interoperability progress, HITAC says](https://www.healthcaredive.com/news/opaque-pricing-data-silos-still-mar-interoperability-progress-hitac-says/572559/) - [Real-World Use of Value-Based Tools and Tracking Outcomes](https://www.journalofclinicalpathways.com/article/real-world-use-value-based-tools-and-tracking-outcomes) - [Is synthetic data the key to healthcare clinical and business intelligence?](https://www.healthcareitnews.com/news/synthetic-data-key-healthcare-clinical-and-business-intelligence) - [2019 broke record for most rural hospital closures: report](https://www.fiercehealthcare.com/hospitals-health-systems/2019-broke-record-for-most-rural-hospital-closures-report-finds) - [Forecasting the future of HL7 FHIR at HIMSS20](https://www.healthcarefinancenews.com/news/forecasting-future-hl7-fhir-himss20) **Connect the Dots with BookZurman** BookZurman’s team of multidisciplinary, highly specialized experts continue to drive progress and innovation in the healthcare IT community. 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